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Psalms 18:6-14

6In my distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I calledאֶֽקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,and criedאֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'H7768unto my Godאֱלֹהַ֪י'e.lo.HaiH430:he heardיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963out of his templeמֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.LoH1964,and my cryוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775cameתָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנָ֤יו׀le.fa.NavH6440him, eveninto his earsבְאָזְנָֽיו׃ve.'a.ze.NavH241.

7Then the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּגְעַ֬שׁva.tig.'AshH1607and trembledוַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀va.tir.'AshH7493;the foundationsH4146also of the hillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022movedיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264and were shakenוַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,because he was wrothחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.

8There went upעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927a smokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227out of his nostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and fireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784out of his mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398:coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.

9He bowedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064also, and came downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381:and darknessוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205wasunder his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

10And he rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֣בvai.yir.KavH7392upon a cherubכְּ֭רוּבKe.ruvH3742,and did flyוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774:yea, he did flyוַ֝יֵּ֗דֶאvai.Ye.de'H1675upon the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

11He madeיָ֤שֶׁתYa.shetH7896darknessחֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀Cho.shekhH2822his secret placeסִתְר֗וֹsit.RoH5643;his pavilionסֻכָּת֑וֹsu.ka.ToH5521round aboutסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439him weredarkחֶשְׁכַת־chesh.khat-H2824watersמַ֝֗יִםMa.yimH4325andthick cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of the skiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.

12At the brightnessמִנֹּ֗גַהּmi.No.gahH5051that wasbefore him his thick cloudsH5645passedעָבְר֑וּ'a.ve.RuH5674,hailבָּ֝רָ֗דba.RadH1259stonesand coalsוְגַֽחֲלֵי־ve.ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

13Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068also thunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֬םvai.yar.'EmH7481in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the Highestוְ֭עֶלְיוֹןVe.'el.yonH5945gaveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414his voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963;hailH1259stonesand coalsH1513of fireH784.

14Yea, he sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971his arrowsחִ֭צָּיוChi.tzavH2671,and scatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them; and he shot outרָ֝בravH7232lightningsוּבְרָקִ֥יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300,and discomfitedוַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃vay.hu.MemH2000them.

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